About the project
SHINE -Solar Hands-on training and International Network of Exchange
Capacity Building project funded by the EU Commission
What is SHINE?
SHINE is a Capacity Building project funded by the EU Commission that seeks to drive the green transition and enhance energy access in Africa.
A European-African consortium, involving VET providers and stakeholders from education, industry, and policy makers, is collaboratively redesigning a market-oriented VET program focused on solar panel technology.
Months of duration
Organizations from Europe and Africa
Our Goal
Deliver an innovative capacity building program in Solar Training
The goal is to create an impactful program equipping young Africans with essential skills tailored for the future job market. This Solar Training capacity-building program is structured around five key components:
Up-skilling trainers
Digital skills
Inclusion of digital tools for learning and teaching
Inclusion of entrepreneurial skills
Solar Technology technical foundations
Community building
With an EU-Africa exchange platform for peer learning review
Objectives
The specific objectives include:
The objectives are aligned with the priorities of the Erasmus+ call:
Environmental sustainability
Digital dimension
Inclusion and diversity
Methodology
This is how we are going to create an impactful, meaningful and replicable VET program:
Research
Analyzing the skills mismatch in supply and demand through a market analysis and training offer analysis
Capacity Building
Design of a multi-competence programme with 3 dimensions in mind: entrepreneurship, digitalization and internationalization
Curricula Development
Co-creation, redesign and pilot of the Solar VET program for learners and creation of tools to assess impact and evaluate scalability
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
